Please ask me to be the emperor

Qingjian County, Yan'an Prefecture.

Although it was early summer and the trees were lush, it was still a desolate scene.

From the seventh year of the Apocalypse to this year, there have been severe droughts in Yulin, Yan'an and other places for ten consecutive years, causing many crops to die.

And in these ten years, not only Qingjian, but the entire Yulin and Yan'an areas also experienced mutinies, civil rebellions, bandits, and encirclement and suppression by Ming officers and soldiers. It is not known how many people were killed or injured during this period.

The once bustling and lively mountain village has long been empty, with almost no living people.

Outside the village are acres and acres of elm forests. The bark of the elm trees has been stripped clean by hungry people, revealing the white trunks wrapped inside. At first glance, they look like forests of white bones.

And in this "forest of bones", there were a few shouts, and then a mouse "slithered" out of the forest.

"Quick, chase, there's a mouse running away!" As everyone shouted, a half-grown man suddenly jumped out, saw where the mouse was, and pounced forward.

"Ah, it bites me!" The half-grown kid screamed, then he ignored the blood on his hands and excitedly raised the "prey" in his hands and said excitedly, "Caught it, caught it, there will be meat tonight." have eaten!"

"Okay, okay, that's good!" Then another young man wearing a Confucian shirt ran out, holding a handful of corn in his hand.

And behind the young man in Confucian shirt, seven or eight people came one after another, either holding pointed wooden sticks, wooden shovels, or holding some corn, grass seeds, beans and other items in their hands.

"Hey, we are really prosperous this time. We actually took out dozens of kilograms of grain from a mouse hole. Now we can have a full meal!" The half-grown man holding the mouse in his hand looked at the grain in everyone's hands. , couldn’t help but said excitedly.

But as soon as he said these words, the young man wearing a Confucian shirt at the head had a dark look on his face, remembering something unhappy.

"Brother Fu, what's wrong with you?" The half-year-old boy was outspoken and asked involuntarily.

"These things are all 'poisons'. Don't eat too much, otherwise you will easily get sick!" "Brother Fu" couldn't help but explain after hearing this.

"Hey, what do I think I am!" The half-grown boy said disdainfully, "Without this 'poison', I may not be able to survive for a few days, so why do I care so much?"

"Brother Fu" became more and more panicked when he heard this, and couldn't help but advise: "Actually, you don't have to follow me. I heard that the county town sells porridge, so it won't be a problem if you go there and get half full. "

"A manly man who only gets his fame on a horse, how can he eat the food that comes from others?" Unexpectedly, the young man laughed when he heard this, "Isn't this what Brother Fu taught me?"

It turns out that "Brother Fu" is none other than Fu Dingchen, who has a green bamboo skin. Just to avoid capture by the rebels, he has changed his name to Master Fu Qing of Fu Shan.

Since he, Xue Zongzhou, Wang Rujin, Bai Youcai and others said that the Guanzhong gentry's uprising failed, some of these people fled to Yulin and Yan'an Prefecture, intending to recruit refugees to join the army.

Their idea is very simple. Since these people have no food to eat and cannot survive, they can rebel against the Ming Dynasty. Then it is natural to encourage them to raise troops to rebel against the "King of Qin".

However, when they arrived in northern Shaanxi, they discovered that things were completely opposite to what they imagined.

On the one hand, "the King of Qin pretended to be benevolent and righteous" and set up credit porridge points in counties and towns and other places with large populations to provide relief to the victims.

Second, county magistrates and gentry in various places began to come forward to recruit people and resume production.

Thirdly, after a series of natural and man-made disasters, Yan'an Mansion has already been depleted, making it difficult to recruit young people to form an army.

So, everyone wasted here for more than a month, and only recruited a few hundred hungry people, but nothing happened.

In desperation, Fu Shan discussed with Xue Zongzhou, Wang Rujin, Bai Youcai and others: "Now the bandits are quite powerful and I cannot control them. If we rashly raise troops, we will be suppressed."

"Now we have found out that the main force of the 'thieves' has been sent out, leaving only Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Changzhen and others to garrison in Yulin, Xi'an and other places."

"If we can borrow elite soldiers from the Tatars to kill the generals, Shaanxi will be in chaos. When the 'shun thieves' retreat without a fight, Shanxi and the capital will be safe!"

These people did not know that Zhu Xieyuan of Zuozhu Kingdom was dead, and his mentor Yuan Jixian was already in jail. They also knew that the Ming army was fighting hard with the "Shun bandits" outside Taiyuan City, waiting for them and others to relieve them.

After some discussion, the four finally decided that Xue Zongzhou, Fu Qingzhu and Bai Youcai would lead the other students in three groups to recruit refugees, while Wang Rujin would lead a few people all the way north to borrow money from the "Tatars" outside the Great Wall. soldiers.

Not to mention what happened to these people, let's say that Wang Rujin left Yan'an Mansion, went all the way north, and soon arrived in the territory of Yao'erdusi.

However, the tribes of Ao'erdusi were frightened by the rebels last time and were punished by Lu Xiangsheng. How could they dare to invade now?

They couldn't help but said to Wang Rujin: "If you want to fight against King Shun, you must return to Suicheng General."

Wang Rujin was helpless. Although he didn't want to deal with Hou Jin, the current situation was stronger than others, so he had to leave Yaoer Dusi, hold his nose and rush all the way to Guihua City.

Now he traveled eight to nine hundred miles and killed seven or eight good horses. It took him four or five days to reach Guihua City.

However, the once prosperous Guihua City has experienced several wars and is now in ruins with many damaged areas.

"Ahem!" Wang Rujin coughed twice before entering the city with his followers.

Shanxi is close to the frontier and there are many people who understand Mongolian, so there will be no language barrier.

A follower had made some inquiries before reporting to Wang Rujinhui: "It's a coincidence that I came early. I just found out that the general of Guihua City just arrived in the city today, and it's time to go and see him."

"Oh? There is a Han who wants to see me, claiming to know the truth and falsehood of the 'Shun thieves'?" The "Prince He Shuorui of the Qing Dynasty" Dorgon had just rushed to Guihua City. Before he could rest, he heard the report from Renhui .

"I was just about to fall asleep, and someone sent me a pillow. Let him come in!"

"Ahem, student Wang Rujin has met General Guihua City!" Not long after, a tall young man stepped forward and saluted generously.

"There is no need to be polite. I am Prince Rui, and I am temporarily serving as the general of Guihua City. I wonder why you want to see me?" Dorgon said directly.

"Your Majesty, Prince Rui!" Wang Rujin couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly responded.

"The students in Shanxi have no choice but to hate that the country has fallen into the hands of 'thieves'. Now that the main force of the 'thieves' has been exhausted, Shaanxi is empty."

"Only the two battalions of Lu Xiangsheng in Yulin and Chen Changzhen in Xi'an have nothing to fear."

"This opportunity cannot be missed, it will never come back. I hope Prince Rui will clear up the troops as soon as possible and go all the way south to achieve an eternal feat!"

"Oh? There are only two battalions of people?" Dorgon said in disbelief.

"Yes, all the famous generals including Yu Chongxiao of Yansui, Zhang Fengyi of Yan'an, Cao Wenzhao of Ningxia, and Guan Fumin went eastward, and not one of them stayed behind." Wang Rujin couldn't help but explain.

"Okay, if this is true, after the success is achieved, I will definitely remember you for your great contribution!" Dorgon couldn't help but said excitedly.

"Ahem, I will definitely fulfill my mission!" That Wang Rujin didn't like him at all, but he had no choice but to give in when he asked for help.

"Uh? What's wrong, sir?" Dorgon asked with concern when he saw that he kept coughing.

"Without him, I just ran all the way and occasionally felt the wind and cold!" Wang Rujin waved his hand and said indifferently.

"It'll be fine in three or two days!"